Sultanic Sulˇtan"ic adjective Pertaining to a sultan.

Sultanry Sul"tanˇry noun The dominions of a sultan. Bacon.

Sultanship Sul"tanˇship noun The office or dignity of a sultan.

Sultany Sul"tanˇy noun Sultanry. [ Obsolete] Fuller.

Sultrily Sul"triˇly adverb In a sultry manner.

Sultriness Sul"triˇness noun The quality or state of being sultry.

Sultry Sul"try (-trȳ) adjective [ Compar. Sultrier ; superl. Sultriest .] [ From Sweltry .] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.

Such as, born beneath the burning sky
And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie.

Dryden.

2. Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air.

When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain plant.

Addison.

Sulu Suˇlu" noun [ Malay Suluk .] A member of the most prominent tribe of the Moro tribes, occupying the Sulu Archipelago; also, their language.

Sum Sum noun [ Middle English summe , somme , Old French sume , some , French somme , Latin summa , from summus highest, a superlative from sub under. See Sub- , and confer Supreme .] 1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.

Take ye the sum of all the congregation.

Num. i. 2.

» Sum is now commonly applied to an aggregate of numbers, and number to an aggregate of persons or things.

2. A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum , or a large sum . "The sum of forty pound." Chaucer.

With a great sum obtained I this freedom.

Acts xxii. 28.

3. The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections.

4. Height; completion; utmost degree.

Thus have I told thee all my state, and brought
My story to the sum of earthly bliss.

Milton.

5. (Arith.) A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out. Macaulay.

A sum in arithmetic wherein a flaw discovered at a particular point is ipso facto fatal to the whole.

Gladstone.

A large sheet of paper . . . covered with long sums .

Dickens.

Algebraic sum , as distinguished from arithmetical sum , the aggregate of two or more numbers or quantities taken with regard to their signs, as + or -, according to the rules of addition in algebra; thus, the algebraic sum of - 2, 8, and -1 is 5. -- In sum , in short; in brief. [ Obsolete] " In sum , the gospel . . . prescribes every virtue to our conduct, and forbids every sin." Rogers.

Sum Sum transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Summed ; present participle & verbal noun Summing .] [ Confer French sommer , Late Latin summare .] 1. To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up .

The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day.

Bacon.

2. To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up .

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard," in few words sums up the moral of this fable.

L'Estrange.

He sums their virtues in himself alone.

Dryden.

3. (Falconry) To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage.

But feathered soon and fledge
They summed their pens [ wings].

Milton.

Summing up , a compendium or abridgment; a recapitulation; a résumé; a summary.

Syn. -- To cast up; collect; comprise; condense; comprehend; compute.

Sumac, Sumach Su"mac, Su"mach noun [ French sumac , formerly sumach (cf. Spanish zumaque ), from Arabic summāq .] [ Written also shumac .] 1. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Rhus , shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera , yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer.

2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing.

Poison sumac . (Botany) See under Poison .

Sumatra leaf Suˇma"tra leaf A thin, elastic, uniformly light- colored tobacco leaf, raised in Sumatra and extensively used for cigar wrappers.

Sumatran Suˇma"tran adjective Of or pertaining to Sumatra or its inhabitants. -- noun A native of Sumatra.

Sumbul Sum"bul noun [ Pers.] The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, Ferula Sumbul . It is used in medicine as a stimulant. [ Written also sumbal .] - - Sum*bul"ic , adjective

Sumerian Suˇme"riˇan adjective [ Written also Sumirian .] Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Sumer , or its inhabitants or their language.

Sumerian Suˇme"riˇan noun [ Written also Sumirian .] A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer.

Sumless Sum"less adjective Not to be summed up or computed; so great that the amount can not be ascertained; incalculable; inestimable. "Sumless treasure." Pope.

Summarily Sum"maˇriˇly adverb In a summary manner.

Summarist Sum"maˇrist noun One who summarized.

Summarize Sum"maˇrize transitive verb To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly. Chambers.

Summary Sum"maˇry adjective [ Confer French sommaire . See Sum .] 1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

2. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.

Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.

Summary Sum"maˇry noun ; plural Summaries . [ French sommaire , or Latin summarium . See Summary , adjective ] A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.

Summation Sumˇma"tion noun [ Confer French sommation . See Sum , transitive verb ] The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

Of this series no summation is possible to a finite intellect.

De Quincey.

Summer Sum"mer noun [ From Sum , v. ] One who sums; one who casts up an account.

Summer Sum"mer noun [ French sommier a rafter, the same word as sommier a beast of burden. See Sumpter .] (Architecture) A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree .

Summer Sum"mer noun [ Middle English sumer , somer , Anglo-Saxon sumor , sumer ; akin to OFries. sumur , Dutch zomer , Old Saxon sumar , German sommer , Old High German & Icelandic sumar , Danish sommer , Swedish sommar , W. haf , Zend hama , Sanskrit samā year. √292.] The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year.

» North of the equator summer is popularly taken to include the months of June, July, and August. Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about September 22d.

Indian summer , in North America, a period of warm weather late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere, especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably from the custom of the Indians of using this time in preparation for winter by laying in stores of food. -- Saint Martin's summer . See under Saint . -- Summer bird (Zoology) , the wryneck. [ Prov. Eng.] -- Summer colt , the undulating state of the air near the surface of the ground when heated. [ Eng.] -- Summer complaint (Medicine) , a popular term for any diarrheal disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by heat and indigestion. -- Summer coot (Zoology) , the American gallinule. [ Local, U.S.] -- Summer cypress (Botany) , an annual plant ( Kochia Scoparia ) of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens. -- Summer duck . (Zoology) (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck , under Wood . -- Summer fallow , land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds. -- Summer rash (Medicine) , prickly heat. See under Prickly . -- Summer sheldrake (Zoology) , the hooded merganser. [ Local, U.S.] -- Summer snipe . (Zoology) (a) The dunlin. (b) The common European sandpiper. (c) The green sandpiper. -- Summer tanager (Zoology) , a singing bird ( Piranga rubra ) native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and yellow beneath. Called also summer redbird . -- Summer teal (Zoology) , the blue-winged teal. [ Local, U.S.] -- Summer wheat , wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures during the summer following. See Spring wheat . -- Summer yellowbird . (Zoology) See Yellowbird .

Summer Sum"mer intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Summered ; present participle & verbal noun Summering .] To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland.

The fowls shall summer upon them.

Isa. xviii. 6.

Summer Sum"mer transitive verb To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock.

Summer-fallow Sum"mer-fal"low transitive verb To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.

Summerhouse Sum"merˇhouse` noun ; plural Summerhouses A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used as a pleasure resort in summer. Shak.

Summerliness Sum"merˇliˇness noun The quality or state of being like summer. [ R.] Fuller.

Summersault, Summerset Sum"merˇsault, Sum"merˇset noun See Somersault , Somerset .

Summerstir Sum"merˇstir` transitive verb To summer- fallow.

Summertide Sum"merˇtide` noun Summer time.

Summertree Sum"merˇtree` noun [ Summer a beam + tree .] (Architecture) A summer. See 2d Summer .

Summery Sum"merˇy adjective Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.

Summist Sum"mist noun One who sums up; one who forms an abridgment or summary. Sir E. Dering.

Summit Sum"mit noun [ French sommet , dim. of Old French som , sum , top, from Latin summum , from summus highest. See Sum , noun ] 1. The top; the highest point.

Fixed on the summit of the highest mount.

Shak.

2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.

3. (Zoology) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.

Summit level , the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent.

Summitless Sum"mitˇless adjective Having no summit.

Summity Sum"mitˇy noun [ Latin summitas , from summus highest: confer French sommité . See Sum , noun ] 1. The height or top of anything. [ Obsolete] Swift.

2. The utmost degree; perfection. [ Obsolete] Hallywell.

Summon Sum"mon transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Summoned ; present participle & verbal noun Summoning .] [ Middle English somonen , Old French sumundre , semondre , French semondre , from (assumed) Late Latin summonĕre , for Latin summonēre to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See Monition , and confer Submonish .] 1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up .

Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.

Shak.

Trumpets summon him to war.

Dryden.

2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

3. (Mil.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort.

Syn. -- To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite; bid. See Call .

Summoner Sum"monˇer noun [ Middle English somner , sompnour , Old French semoneor , French semonneur . See Summon , transitive verb ] One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.

Summons Sum"mons noun ; plural Summonses . [ Middle English somouns , Old French sumunse , semonse , semonce , French semonce , semondre to summon, Old French past participle semons . See Summon , v. ] 1. The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.

Special summonses by the king.

Hallam.

This summons . . . unfit either to dispute or disobey.

Bp. Fell.

He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded.

Sir J. Hayward.

2. (Law) A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.

3. (Mil.) A demand to surrender.

Summons Sum"mons transitive verb To summon. [ R. or Colloq.] Swift.

Summum bonum Sum"mum bo"num [ Latin ] (Philos.) The supreme or highest good, -- referring to the object of human life.

Sumner Sum"ner noun A summoner. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl.

Sumoom Suˇmoom" noun See Simoom .

Sump Sump noun [ Confer German sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to LG. sump , Dutch somp a swamp, Dan. & Swedish sump , and perhaps to English swamp .] 1. (Metal.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion. Ray.

2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.

3. A pond of water for salt works. Knight.

4. A puddle or dirty pool. [ Prov. Eng.]

Sump fuse , a fuse used in blasting under water. -- Sump men (Mining) , the men who sink the sump in a mine.

Sumph Sumph noun A dunce; a blockhead. [ Scot.]

Sumpitan Sum"piˇtan noun A kind of blowgun for discharging arrows, -- used by the savages of Borneo and adjacent islands.

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